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Manufacturer: Bold Strokes Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781933110646
ISBN: 1933110643
Label: Bold Strokes Books
Manufacturer: Bold Strokes Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 262
Publication Date: 2007-02-28
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Studio: Bold Strokes Books
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Leslie Harris's return home after a decade of triumphs and disappointment resembles a nightmare more than the quiet stroll down memory lane she'd hoped for. A run-in with much-changed town bad girl Devon Watts, a woman she'd once secretly lusted after, rekindles small town jealousies and old heart aches--and reminds Leslie just why she left.
Two women whose lives turned out far differently than they'd once imagined discover that sometimes the shape of the future can only be found in the past--and love is strongest when dreams tremble.
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Summary: Not Up to Radclyffe's usual excellent standards!!
Comment: I simply love Radclyffe's writing, have done so for the past 3 years or so. This was the time I "discovered" Radclyffe's books.
It saddens me to say that I was for the first time disappointed. It simply wasn't up to her usual excellent standards.
It was a difficult read for the first twelve chapters, I almost put it down without finishing it, then I decided that I should go ahead and read on.
Radclyffe has a beautiful crisp, engaging narrative that usually grabs you from page one; I am sorry to say that this was not the case this time around. I own all of her books to date and I had expected this one to be another wonderful read as all her other books have been. I found myself doubting that she had actually written this book herself!! As I said not up to usual standards.
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Summary: Ever Been In Love With Your Best Friend?
Comment: I believe anyone could relate to this book to a certain degree. Anyone who survived puberty have had friendships that blurred the boundaries of convention.
Devon Weber has always felt like the outsider. This was especially true in her high school years. She knew she was different than everyone else...especially the girls who were her peers. As someone who has also struggled with sexuality in those formative years, I can relate.
Now, Devon is Dr. Weber...a successful biologist and a woman in charge of everything in her life. This is a huge contrast from the angry/surly teenager she once was. Her existence is thrown into turmoil when her old friend, Leslie Harris returns home.
Leslie is living the life of ambition and success. Just beyond thirty, Leslie has made partner at a reputable law firm in New York City as a corporate defense attorney. She has avoided returning to her roots in upstate New York since law school...until an unexpected health problem arises. Forced to go on vacation by the doctors, she returns to her parents lake front home and hotel business.
It's been fifteen years since Leslie and Dev have seen each other and one would think a happy reunion would ensue. However, the reader soon discovers that they can barely make conversation.
Without giving away an important piece of the plot, the two characters share a painful past. Dev has been haunted and shaped by these experiences all of her adult life. In contrast, Leslie suppresses these memories of her life.
I have to say this is my favorite Radclyffe tale so far...and I own most of her books. She always provides a satisfying read...good plots and plenty of hot sex.
Please experience the rest of Radclyffe's books but place this one at the top of the purchase list.
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Summary: Less than Stellar
Comment: At one time Radclyffe was one of my favorite authors. Her earlier work was stellar, intriguing with well-developed characters, storylines that kept me interested in each page. Her more recent work, including this one, has fallen short. I bought this one thinking maybe it would be as good as her earlier work, but I find myself with another one to donate/give away. I hadn't bought one for quite a while, but took my chance based on loving her earlier work. I hope she can take some time to get back to her previous quality of work. This book consisted of an average story that wouldn't have won any awards if it had just been posted online, but would have been at least worth the price.
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Summary: Like reliving memories
Comment: I found this book a very good read. I couldn't put it down. The relationship between Leslie and Devon reminded me so much of my trouble times in high school and the love I lost there. The way you can feel the tension between the two characters everytime they meet is amazing. Beautifully written, I found myself in love with the characters.
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Summary: A boring romance
Comment: In her books Radclyffe likes to use angst in order to increase sexual tension between their characters. In fact, Radclyffe has said in an interview to Just About Write: "I'm big on angst and redemption. I like darker romances with a lot of suffering". In some cases, those high levels of angst may make sense, e.g. if one of the characters is dying as in "Love's Masquerade". However in a book such as "When Dreams Tremble", there is not an apparent reason for the characters' suffering. In fact, the level of angst in the interaction between the main characters is kept so high and is so blown out of proportion, that a life-shattering event like a tree falling down on them during a storm is almost an anticlimax.
All throughout this book the characters' motivations and behavior are kept a mystery. For instance, we never really know why Leslie made a 180 degree turn and chose a profession at odds with how she was brought up by her parents. Nothing is shown as to make the reader understand what made those characters what they are in the present and why they are behaving the way they do. That makes it difficult for them to be interesting and for a reader to care for them.
The plot trudges leaving both the reader and the characters exhausted before reaching the obvious ending. The first half of the book deals mainly with the main characters' past. To tell their past, Radclyffe uses a series of flashbacks where the same event is shown alternatively through Leslie and Dev's point of view. The way it is done becomes repetitive and disrupts the narrative in the present. Then, after having dealt with the past, the other half of the book is full of senseless misunderstandings and clichés that postpone the two women getting together. For instance, in the beginning of the book Leslie's relationship with another attorney is described as "Rachel lived to work. So did Leslie. It was the strongest bond they shared". So, plot wise it makes no sense for Leslie to use their relationship as an excuse to procrastinate her involvement with Dev. In summary, I found this book to be rather boring and it is definitely not recommended.
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